THE LOST COLONY OF ROANOKE - Jean Fritz

Description: CONDITION: NEW 2004 Penguin Young Readers Group/Putnam's hardcover (pictorial boards) but NO DJ - I don't believe one was issued, first edition, first printing. Color illustrations by Hudson Talbott. The title page is great - 2 pages which also details each voyage to the New World. CONTENT: This fluidly written account describes the colony founded under the aegis of Sir Walter Raleigh in 1585. The opening section, "Looking," discusses the first attempt at settling the island and highlights the English policy regarding the Native population: "Never turn the other cheek" and "smite [hostile Indians] hip and thigh." When harsh conditions caused the men to return to England in 1586, 15 individuals were left behind to hold the colony. "Settling" describes how the second expedition arrived in 1587 and found the men gone, perhaps victims of the "hip and thigh" policy. The travails of these settlers began on landing and continued unabated until Governor John White agreed to sail to England to get help. "Lost" details White's frustrated attempts to get back to Virginia, and what he found when he finally returned two years later. In the final chapter, Fritz explores various theories about Roanoke's fate. She discusses the 1937 hoax involving stones with counterfeited inscriptions as well as current archaeological and historical exploration. Talbott's softly colored watercolor illustrations, ranging from cameo insets to two-page paintings, are at once detailed and impressionistic. Clever touches of humor abound. This book is superior to existing works such as Dan Mabry Lacy's The Lost Colony. Fritz has scored again, making history breathe while showing both historians and archaeologists at their reconstructive best. The creators of Leonardo's Horse, an American Library Association Notable Book, again combine their masterful talents to illuminate a tragic piece of history that still fascinates Americans today. Grades 4 - 6+. [Even adults will learn something from this book.] Shipping via USPS media mail within 2 days of order. All books clean. Questions welcome & answered.

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THE LOST COLONY OF ROANOKE - Jean Fritz - NEW HARDCOVER

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Book Title: Lost Colony of Roanoke

Book Series: Historical

Item Length: 10.3 in

Original Language: English

Vintage: No

Personalize: No

Format: Hardcover

Publication Date: 2004-05-24

Language: English

Item Height: 0.5 in

Personalized: No

Features: Color Illustrations, No DJ issued, Archaeology, English Settlement of America

Topic: History / Exploration & Discovery, History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods, People & Places / United States / General, Children's American History, Young Adult American History, Virginia State History, Children's Historical Mystery

Item Width: 8.3 in

Signed: No

Ex Libris: No

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults

Inscribed: No

Edition: First Edition

California Prop 65 Warning: NONE

Pages: 64

Publication Year: 2004

Type: Picture Book